Hi. I've finally decided to re-gear my monk. He does ok, but there are much better items out there for monks now so I've decided to re-gear him. I'd love some suggestions. Currently he is a halfling dark monk, focused on wisdom in water stance and str secondarily. He will be TRing sometime soon into either a human or a helf.  I will remain wisdom based.

This is what my plan is, and where my gear holes are.

Helm - OPEN (45 hp Min 2 available)
Neck - Wisdom +8 Natural Armor +6 (randomly found that for +8 wisdom)
Trinket - Insightful Wisdom 3
Cloak - OPEN (45hp Min 2 available)
Belt - Epic Spare Hand
R Ring - Epic Ring of the Stalker (open to change)
Gloves - PDK Gloves
Boots - Madstone currently (open to change, but i love the change to madstone allowing me to use clickies)
L Ring - Dun'Robar +2 str/10stunning
Bracers - OPEN (currently jidz)
Armor - Cormyrian Red Scale Robe
Goggles - OPEN

handwraps I'll likely use EE Ivy Wraps, because they're awesome. Hunting down some Alhemical for +2 wisdom when I need to do EiN. Might get some antipodes

Cloak I was thinking eveningstar challenge cloak. Both of them look good. But the grind makes me want to punch an infant.

If I were rest:

I know amp is good and all, but if it's not a huge concern you might look at the fabricator set.

Goggles I still think tharnes has a place but maybe you can cannith craft something decent.

Probably stick the min II on the head and grind out challenge cloaks.

Goggles: Lenses of the Woodsman(True Seeing, Attack bonus +3 enhancement, Seeker 6)
Head: Epic Chimeras Crown (Slotted Cha 6/Int 6, SR 25 Nat armor 5 dragonmark stuff)  Made this so I could drink silver flame pots without ship buffs
Neck: Epic Grims Bracelet (Slotted Heavy Fort, Str 7 Dodge 3)
Trinket: Epic Gem of many facets(Sloted GFL) completes a set
Cloak: Adamantine Cloak of the bear (PRR9, Prot 7, Exceptional combat mastery 6, Incite %20)
Waist: Belt of the sun soul: (Con 7 Insight Wis 2, Concentration 15)Concentration 15 is duplicated within the same set
Ring: Epic Ring of the Buccaneer (Unslotted Dex7 Swim15 UA Good Luck 2) possibly slot proof against poison.
Ring: Seal of House Dun'Robar (Incite Str 2, Dodge 4%, Stunning 10)I actually have exceptional combat mastery 5 right now
Hands: Epic Gloves of the claw (Str6 Enhanced Intim5 Heal amp 30%)Str6 useless stat
Feet:  Green steel Smoke HP
Wrist: Bracers of the sun soul (Wis7 Insight Con2, Superior parrying)
Armor: Spider-spun Caparison (Incitefull Dex 3, Armor9, Resistance6, Enhanced Ki+1, Reinforced Fists, Concentration 15, Toughness)

Sets: Sun Soul, Greater Vulkoor's Might

Stats covered:
Str 7 +2 Insight
Con 7 +2 Insight
Wis 7 +2 insight
Dex 7 +3 insight
Int +6
Cha +6

Other:
True Seeing
Seeker 6
Attack Bonus +3
Natural armor 5
Protection 7
Spell Resistance 25
Heavy Fort
Dodge 3
Dodge 4
Exceptinal Combat Mastry 6
Stunning 10
Incite 20%
Underwater Action
Swim 15
Good luck 2
Heal Amp 30%
Superior Parrying (+4)
Resistance 6
Toughness
Concentration 15
Reinforced Fists
Enhanced Ki
GFL



If there is a way to do more with the slots available i would love to hear it

Got some Antipodes, and they're pretty meh. Still lacking that final commendation I need for my red scale robe. LoB has not gone well for me, and I'm starting to think that maybe that +1 more DC isn't worth it.

Tobril wrote on Oct 9^th, 2012 at 4:17pm:


Nah that was an old build on a different guy. Viiktor is a pure dark monk.

Tobril wrote on Oct 9^th, 2012 at 6:39pm:


You and I remember that toon very differently.

Tobril wrote on Oct 9^th, 2012 at 6:58pm:


That's such a positive way of saying you've failed solo tods

I've not successfully  solod tod on a monk since i could 1 shot the bosses.

there's a point, i've not solod a vod since motu.

i'm genuinely curious to see if it'll be easier or harder now.

Just finished hard.

destiny exalted angel

twists
sense weakness
tunnel vision
energy sheath

Healed through the whole thing with renewal

No pots were consumed, not even hastes.

Hardest part was bats (as i expected), they were hitting me for about 80 a pop, I was forced to abundant step around whilst topping up from ~100hp 3 times during that last bit.

rest wrote on Sep 16^th, 2012 at 3:50pm:

You really want one ToD ring for Holy Burst.  It's a huge amount of damage you're giving up.  I'd replace the Dun'Robar ring.  When you're dealing with trashmobs, Grave Wrappings are your friend.

Personally I favor the House of Avithoul ring over the Ring of the Stalker.  +5 Sneak Attack Bonus, +3 Exceptional Sneak Attack Bonus, Deception and +2 Insightful WIS.

The ring swap would allow you to put +8 WIS in the trinket slot, freeing up your neck for Shintao/Oremi set.  If you twist Haste Boost from Legendary Dreadnought (especially when you TR to Human/Helf), then Alchemist's Pendant is solid for the 20 HP, +1 Ki and +1 Boost.

Ewilan wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 10:08am:

I'd prefer the VON Red Dragonscale Robe too, but I'm guessing the OP made the Cormyrian one because he didn't have the shard for it. 

Shintao is a no brainer as long as you're generating enough Ki for heroic and ED strikes.  I prefer wind stance for the doublestrike and max alacrity (I dislike gear swapping for clickies) and it doesn't impact WIS DCs.

Seeker 6 vs. Seeker 10 on a 19-20/x2 profile isn't a big deal IMO.  I'd probably go Drow Smoke Goggles for the Manslayer (assuming that proc finally got fixed).

I'm a fan of the Claw set. Between monk and human heal amp enhancements and 30% from gloves, a Silver Flame potion heals enough.  Then again I'm more inclined to play a self-sufficient version like 9 monk/11 rogue (UMD Heal) or 2 Monk/18 FvS.

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Sure, if you have them then use 'em.  Grave Wrappings are easily obtainable by anyone.  At least on Orien no one runs LOB anymore.